During a Durga Puja immersion procession in the Baldirai neighborhood of this city on Monday night, members of two communities engaged in stone-throwing due to the loud music being played, injuring six people—including a police officer.
According to the Circle Officer of Baldirai Rajaram Chaudhary, the incident happened in the evening as the immersion procession passed by a mosque in the Ibrahimpur neighborhood at the time of “azaan” while DJ music was being played.
He claimed that after the processionists were asked to turn down the noise, tempers flared and stone-throwing broke out between the two sides.
A police team led by Mr. Chaudhary arrived at the scene as soon as they received word of the incident and stabilized the situation.
According to the police officer, at least six people were hurt in the incident, including a police constable, and they were taken to a community health center.
According to police, the incident happened because loud music was being played close to a mosque. (Representational)
Due to the loud music that was playing at the time, members of two communities started throwing stones during a Durga Puja immersion procession in the Baldirai neighborhood of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday night, injuring six people, among them a police officer.
The incident took place in the evening during “azaan” while DJ music was playing, according to the Circle Officer of Baldirai Rajaram Chaudhary, as the immersion procession passed by a mosque in the Ibrahimpur neighborhood.
Immediately after receiving information about the incident, a police team led by Mr. Chaudhary arrived at the scene and stabilized the situation.
According to the police officer, at least six people were hurt in the incident, including a police constable, and they were taken to a community health center.
According to him, a police force has been sent to the area and things are under control.
Following the incident, district magistrate Ravish Gupta and police superintendent Somen Verma also arrived at the location, according to Mr. Chaudhary.